Thread: Barber hone vs Escher/etc

In 1980, I went into Chicago Cutlery on Clark Street and said I wanted to try shaving with a straight. The clerk sold me a Dovo 41 Fritz Bracht and an Illinois 814 strop and gave me a few instructions. The razor ripped up my face and I went back to the store a couple of times asking if, possibily, the razor wasn't sharp enough. The clerk insisted that "no" it was my technique. The second time I was in the store, a customer overheard the discussion and said, "he needs a hone". The clerk said "no, the razors come sharpened". The customer said, "I've been shaving with a straight for 30 years and he needs a hone." So, I bought a Swaty Three-Line barber hone and that solved the problem. The razor, strop and barber hone were all I had for 28 years, until I found SRP. Then, all hell broke loose and now I have a whole lot of hones and razors. That's why I have a barber hone.